AVP, Security Risk and Threat Assessment Manager

Security Risk And Threat Assessment Manager

At LPL Financial, we empower professionals to shape their success while helping clients pursue their financial goals with confidence. This role involves identifying, analyzing, and mitigating security risks and threats to the organization's assets, personnel, and operations. The manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a proactive and resilient security posture.

This is a full-time, in-office position, requiring daily presence at the designated corporate home office to support real-time collaboration, incident response, and operational readiness.

Roles & Responsibilities :

• Lead and conduct enterprise-wide security risk and threat assessments.
• Develop and maintain threat models and risk matrices for critical assets and operations.
• Monitor global and regional threat intelligence feeds to identify emerging risks.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, Enterprise Resiliency, legal, and compliance teams to align risk mitigation strategies.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations for executive leadership on risk posture and threat landscape.
• Support incident response planning and post-incident analysis.
• Maintain and update risk assessment frameworks in accordance with industry standards.
• Train and mentor team members on threat assessment methodologies and tools.
• Liaison with external agencies and partners for intelligence sharing and coordinated response.
• Requires up to 20% travel.

We're looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements :

Core competencies include a strong understanding of threat intelligence, risk modeling, and mitigation strategies. Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry standards is also essential. Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills are required, along with the ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities. Strong leadership and project management capabilities are necessary, as well as knowledge of geopolitical risks and their impact on business operations.

Preferred skills include Certified Threat Manager (CTM) or pursuing certification, and experience in physical security threat environments.

Pay range : $92,625-$154,375 / year. Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports over 29,000 financial advisors and the wealth-management practices of 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $1.9 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 7 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools, and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses.

At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.